Boeing 367-80
prototype airliner model by Boeing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boeing 367-80 is an American prototype jet plane. The people who worked at Boeing called the plane the "Dash 80". It was made to show airlines how good jet aircraft were.
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Boeing 367-80 | |
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The Dash 80 overflying the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, with Mt. Rainier in the background | |
Role | Prototype transport/airliner |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
First flight | July 15, 1954 |
Introduction | 1955 |
Retired | 1970 |
Status | Retired |
Produced | 1954 |
Number built | 1 |
Unit cost |
US$16 million (equivalent to $161 million today) |
Developed into | Boeing C-135 Stratolifter Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing 707 |
Career | |
Other name(s) | Dash 80 |
Registration | N70700 |
Owners and operators | Boeing |
In service | 1954–1969 |
Preserved at | National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center |
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The Dash 80 was the prototype for the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker and the Boeing 707. It was made in less than two years.
Only one was made. It is now in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.